New Brighid Jewelry

The Cauldron's server is expensive and requires monthly payments. Please become a Bronze, Silver or Gold Donor if you can. Donations are needed every month. Without member support, we can't afford the server.

Or donate directly via Paypal

This message board is The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's SMF Archive Board. It is closed to new memberships and to posting, but there are over 250,000 messages here that you can still search and read -- many full of interesting and useful information. (This board was open from February 2007 through June 2011).

Our new vBulletin discussion board is located at http://www.ecauldron.com/forum/ -- if you would like to participate in discussions like those you see here, please visit our new vBulletin message board, register an account and join in our discussions. We hope you will find the information in this message archive useful and will consider joining us on our new board.

[Aster Breo]

As many of you know, I've been having a rough time lately with migraines and assorted associated issues.  Including depression.  Chronic pain does that.  So my wonderful husband gave me a gift: two beautiful pieces of Brighid-related jewelry.

One is a new Brighid's cross pendant.  Here's a pic I took, and this is the Etsy listing (with much better pics).  She also has a three-armed version.  The blue stone in my photo is an opal that I happen to have on the same chain.  It's not part of the cross.

The other is a ring with an ogham inscription.  I couldn't get a good pic, so here's the Etsy listing.  The inscription is the Irish word for "relax" (loosely translated) inscribed in ogham.  It's meant to be a reminder about Brighid's protection when I fell down a flight of stairs almost 2 years ago.

I just thought y'all would be interested in these.  Both artists were fantastic to work with.  And both have a LOT of seriously cool pieces in their shops.

[folksymama]

Those are lovely pieces and the other stuff in their shops is great as well!  Drooling!!

Hope you feel better soon!

[Sylvan]

As many of you know, I've been having a rough time lately with migraines and assorted associated issues.  Including depression.  Chronic pain does that.  So my wonderful husband gave me a gift: two beautiful pieces of Brighid-related jewelry.

One is a new Brighid's cross pendant.  Here's a pic I took, and this is the Etsy listing (with much better pics). 

This is really beautiful. I particularly like how the cross has a woven look to it.

I hope that you feel better soon!

[Aster Breo]

This is really beautiful. I particularly like how the cross has a woven look to it.

I hope that you feel better soon!

Thanks for the "feel better"! 

The cross actually IS woven. The artist literally weaves flat silver wire just like the crosses are woven out of rushes.  The "ties" on the ends of the arms are also wire wound around the other pieces.  She solders it at strategic points to hold it together, but the solders aren't visible from the front (and barely from the back).

That's why I love this cross -- it's made just like the original rush crosses, but out of silver.   

[Sylvan]

Thanks for the "feel better"! 

The cross actually IS woven. The artist literally weaves flat silver wire just like the crosses are woven out of rushes.  The "ties" on the ends of the arms are also wire wound around the other pieces.  She solders it at strategic points to hold it together, but the solders aren't visible from the front (and barely from the back).

That's why I love this cross -- it's made just like the original rush crosses, but out of silver.   

Wow. I don't know much about jewelry making but that sounds like quite a process. It's a wonderful piece and I've never seen anything like it before.

A friend of mine is part of a lay order in the Episcopal Church called The Daughters of the King. The patron saint of her chapter is St. Bridget and many of the members wear pendants of the cross. She has a really nice one, but it's not nearly as well crafted as the one in your pic.

[Tags:]

Jump to: Please select a destination: ----------------------------- About The Cauldron ----------------------------- => Rules and Regulations => Cauldron Announcements ===> Volunteers Needed: Site Assistants and Projects => Introductions => Board Questions, Suggestions, and Feedback => Chat and CauldronMUX Support => Test Board ----------------------------- Religion and Philosophy ----------------------------- => Paganism For Beginners => Books and Other Resources => Pagan Religions => Pagan Spirituality => Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology => Worship and Ritual => Holidays and Festivals => History and Religion => Faith in Everyday Life => Philosophy and Metaphysics => Non-Pagan Religions and Interfaith Discussions => Miscellaneous Religious Discussions ----------------------------- Magic and the Occult ----------------------------- => Magic and the Occult for Beginners => Witchcraft, Hoodoo, and Folk Magic => The Western Magical Tradition => Chaos Magic => Lodges and Other Magic Organizations => Miscellaneous Magical Discussions ----------------------------- Special Interest Groups & Special Discussions ----------------------------- => Special Topic Discussions => Chavi Memorial Chronic Illness SIG => General SIGS ===> College Pagans SIG ===> Cooking SIG ===> Divination SIG ===> Home and Garden SIG ===> Pagan Parents SIG ===> Teen Pagans SIG => Religious SIGS ===> Asatru and Heathenry SIG ===> Cauldron Cill ===> FlameKeeping SIG ===> Hazel and Oak: A Celtic Polytheism SIG ===> Neo-Druidry SIG ===> Reformed Kemeticism SIG ===> Ta Hiera Hellenic Polytheism SIG => Book/Media Discussion Boards ===> Academic Book Discussions ===> Pagan Religion Book Discussions ===> Magick Book Discussions ===> Fiction Book Discussions ===> DVD/Video Discussions ----------------------------- Life, the Universe, and Everything Else ----------------------------- => Pagan Announcements => Prayer and Energy Requests => News and Politics ===> Religious News ===> Non-Religious News ===> Political Discussions => Social Discussion Boards ===> Art, Poetry and Writing ===> Books ===> Computers and the Internet ===> Crafts and Hobbies ===> Family Life ===> Gaming ===> Health and Medicine ===> Humor and Quizzes ===> Music, Television, and Film ===> Pets ===> Science and Technology ===> Sports and Recreation